Whether you’re new to hunting or you’ve been filling tags for years, you know one of the benefits of hunting is putting good meat on your table. Honor the animal and the folks around your table with a delicious meal. Feed your people with the incredible recipes from these cookbooks that every hunter should have in their kitchen.
Wild Game Cookbooks Every Hunter Needs in their Kitchen
Complete Wild Game Cookbook: 190+ Recipes for Hunters and Anglers by Bri Van Scotter
Bri was featured on Miss Pursuit in 2020. We love her new cookbook!
Hunt It, Clean It, Cook It, Eat It by Haley Heathman
Wild game hunting and cooking enthusiast Haley Heathman shares her journey into the sport along with practical hunting advice, tips, and informative how-to recipes to “tame the game” out of meat in this easy hunting and cooking guide.
The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook: Recipes and Techniques for Every Hunter and Angler by Steve Rinella
After binge-watching ALL 8 seasons of MeatEater, we know you’ll learn a thing or two from this cookbook.
The Everything Wild Game Cookbook by Karen Eagle
The Everything Wild Game Cookbook is the cookbook that covers it all. Need a place to start? This is the cookbook for you.
Afield: A Chef’s Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish by Jesse Griffiths
Jesse Griffiths is a Texas chef and butcher. He takes wild game cooking back to basics.
Buck, Buck, Moose: Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things by Hank Shaw
Learn how to use the whole animal in this wild game cookbook from Hank Shaw.
The Lodge at Black Pearl Cookbook by Vicky Mullaney
Black Pearl Cookbook includes the story of raising and feeding a large hunting family. The book offers an array of delicious recipes and tips for both fresh game and seafood, along with plentiful and essential culinary creations for those who hunt in the grocery store!

The Wild Game Cookbook: Simple and Delicious Ways to Prepare Venison, Waterfowl, Fish, Turkey, and Small Game by Kate Fiduccia
Kate shows you how to prepare delicious wild game meals on the trail. Even on the hunt, you don’t have to miss your favorite meals.
Game: The Chef’s Field to Table Cookbook
From the editors of Covey Rise, this book is a wonderful resource: as a complete guide to cooking with game, foraged food, and organic vegetables (for nonhunters and hunters alike).
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